Chemotherapy outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis with mutations in the FN1 and TNXB genes

Conclusions: Carriers of the T\T genotype rs6707530 of the FN1 polymorphism are less responsive to chemotherapy, have larger decay cavities that heal more slowly than the T\G and G\G. Polymorphism rs1150754 of the TNXB didn’t influence on the effectiveness of chemotherapy pulmonary TB.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 28, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Samsonov, K., Mordyk, A. Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: research